Get Ready to ROCK! » Bruce Watson https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog News - Reviews - Interviews - Radio Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:16:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Gig review: BIG COUNTRY – Islington Assembly Hall, London, 5 May 2023 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/05/gig-review-big-country-islington-assembly-hall-london-5-may-2023/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/05/gig-review-big-country-islington-assembly-hall-london-5-may-2023/#comments Mon, 15 May 2023 20:56:06 +0000 andynathan https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=88447 BIG COUNTRY- Islington Assembly Hall, London, 5 May 2023For Big Country, their debut album ‘The Crossing’ is rightly regarded as a classic, spawning three hit singles and countless other fan favourites, and establishing that signature bagpipe style guitar sound. For the current line up it is also the … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/05/gig-review-big-country-islington-assembly-hall-london-5-may-2023/feed/ 0 Gig review: BIG COUNTRY – Islington Assembly Hall, London- 9 March 2022 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/03/gig-review-big-country-islington-assembly-hall-london-9-march-2022/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/03/gig-review-big-country-islington-assembly-hall-london-9-march-2022/#comments Mon, 14 Mar 2022 17:39:15 +0000 andynathan https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=79369 BIG COUNTRY- Islington Assembly Hall, London- 9 March 2022It’s now been over 20 years since the sad passing of Stuart Adamson, but for over half that period his erstwhile bandmates Bruce Watson and Mark Brzezicki have been ensuring that his Big Country legacy stays alive with a touring … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/03/gig-review-big-country-islington-assembly-hall-london-9-march-2022/feed/ 0 Album review: WKW (WATSON, KERCHEVAL, WATSON) – Men Of Steel https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/03/album-review-wkw-watson-kercheval-watson-men-of-steel/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/03/album-review-wkw-watson-kercheval-watson-men-of-steel/#comments Sun, 01 Mar 2020 12:11:55 +0000 david.wilson http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=64919 WKW Music [Release date - Out Now] WKW is a collaboration between the two Big Country mainstays, Bruce and Jamie Watson, and Thomas Kercheval. Kercheval is an Emmy winning documentary editor, independent musician and longtime Big Country fan. He ran … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/03/album-review-wkw-watson-kercheval-watson-men-of-steel/feed/ 0 Gig review: BIG COUNTRY – Under The Bridge, London, 16 November 2018 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/11/gig-review-big-country-under-the-bridge-london-16-november-2018/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/11/gig-review-big-country-under-the-bridge-london-16-november-2018/#comments Wed, 21 Nov 2018 19:45:29 +0000 andynathan http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=56620 BIG COUNTRY - Under The Bridge, London, 16 November 2018For Big Country, their 1983 album ‘The Crossing’ is the gift that keeps on giving. It catapulted them to fame, established their trademark sound and to this day contains most of their best loved songs. Shortly after reforming at the … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/11/gig-review-big-country-under-the-bridge-london-16-november-2018/feed/ 0 Gig review: BIG COUNTRY – The Warehouse, Falkirk, 30 September 2016 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2016/10/gig-review-big-country-the-warehouse-falkirk-30-september-2016/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2016/10/gig-review-big-country-the-warehouse-falkirk-30-september-2016/#comments Sun, 02 Oct 2016 21:35:23 +0000 david.wilson http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=40906 BIG COUNTRY – The Warehouse, Falkirk – 30 September 2016Big Country, like many classic rock bands at the moment, are going through a bit of a golden period. Every year is throwing up another significant anniversary to be celebrated, last year it was 30 years since the release of … Continue reading →

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